Rejected petition Provide Festivals with Government-Backed Insurance Scheme so they can go ahead

Festivals are having to cancel due to not having a government-backed insurance scheme. They need a safety net in case they have to cancel. Festivals are a major part of millions of people’s lives and not being able to go two years in a row is damaging.

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Other countries have provided such schemes for festivals such as Denmark, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Austria and Belgium.

In 2019, festivals contributed £1.8bn to the UK economy, and over five million people attended.

Germany has put in place government-backed insurance for festivals, and said to miss out on these events to other countries "would be a crying shame".

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/568753

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Date submitted 21 April 2021
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